®Planning appeal decision
20 Weston Avenue, West Molesey, Surrey, KT8 1RG
Planning appeal 3276416 at 20 Weston Avenue, West Molesey, Surrey, KT8 1RG (Elmbridge Borough Council) was dismissed on 5 January 2022 by Inspector Miles H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular reference to light and any overbearing effect to 22 Weston Avenue.
demolition of existing house and erection of a single building with 3 no 3 bed houses together with associated parking
- Authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Miles H
- Postcode
- KT8 1RG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular reference to light and any overbearing effect to 22 Weston Avenue
- Whether or not the proposed development would make adequate provision for affordable housing
- Whether the development would be safe from flood for its lifetime without increasing flood risk elsewhere
What decided it
The severe harm to daylight and sunlight at the neighbouring property combined with the failure to secure adequate affordable housing provision, which together significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited housing supply benefits.
The limited social and economic benefits of three dwellings were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the notable harm from loss of daylight and sunlight to neighbouring occupiers and the failure to address affordable housing needs
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM2 of the Elmbridge Local Plan Development Management Plan April 2015Policy CS21 of the Core StrategyPolicy CS26 of the Elmbridge Core Strategy July 2011
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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